Manager, Regional Partnerships

Teach For India is on a journey to reach an India free of poverty and filled with love by ending educational inequity in our country. Fifteen years into our journey we are a movement of ~5000+ Alumni working at all levels of the education system, who are reaching 1 in 10 children across the country. These Alumni have graduated from our two-year Fellowship Program where they taught in under-resourced classrooms to put ~33,500 low-income children on a different life path. Today, we have ~1000 Fellows and are the largest pipeline of driven, skilled talent into the educational ecosystem in India. Over 16,000 Teach For India students have appeared for the 10th grade board examinations till date, with an impressive 95% pass rate across cities as of November 2024.

In 2022, we embarked on Phase 4, our fourth strategic phase. We have a bold and ambitious ten-year journey ahead of us that aims to grow 50,000 leaders, who will work collectively, and with love, to transform the lives of 1 in 10 low-income children in our regions, through an education that unleashes the potential of self, others and India. In this decade, five key priorities will lead us to this vision.

Our work will only be completed when we have built a movement of leaders that is large enough to ensure that every child in India attains an excellent education.

We pride ourselves as being a passionate, idealistic, mission-driven team of individuals. We’re committed to learning and excellence in our roles, and to being deeply rooted in our core values.

Reporting to: Senior Manager, Regional Partnerships

The Manager, Regional Partnerships will be a part of the Regional Partnerships Vertical, leading Teach for India’s (TFI) initiatives with external stakeholders towards a sustainable systemic impact on educational equity within the region. The role involves working closely with government and low-income private school ecosystems in the region, social organizations in the region, Teach For India alumni, as well as working with Fellows, students and other school teachers and leaders within and outside our TFI intervention schools, to create the necessary conditions to achieve the vision and objectives of the Regional Strategic Roadmap.

The Manager, Regional Partnerships, will contribute as a thought partner to the City Director and SMRP (Senior Manager, Regional Partnerships) on strategy, annual goals, and operational plans across Government Relations, Build More Leaders Program and other strategic partnerships. They will hold an integrated view of these verticals at a city level, leading progress through cross-vertical collaboration and strong team management and execution. They will also play an active role in tactical and strategic decision-making, design and planning of interventions and team culture management as a City Leadership Team member.

As Manager, Regional Partnerships, you will be responsible for:

Building a larger movement for educational equity with government school and low-income private school ecosystems [65-80%]

• Create long and short-term strategies with strong M&E and sustainability parameters by the national strategy and the regional vision.
• Build and sustain relationships with key stakeholders in the local government, state government, NGOs, and other political & community leaders to influence policy, systems, and processes that will create enabling conditions for educational and social equity.
• Lead the creation of opportunities for systemic impact in the region through internship/career opportunities in the government for our Fellows and Alumni, and special projects to work with representatives of the government, to expand impact beyond Teach For India schools and classrooms, towards all children achieving an excellent education.
• Foster champions of the movement and our impact model among government stakeholders and partners to influence impact and integrate progressive strategy into the current ecosystem.
• Design, promote, and execute spaces/projects for collective action beyond Teach For India schools towards an excellent education for all children, between key stakeholders in the educational landscape.

Build More Leaders (BML) Program acceleration [5-20%]

• Lead and drive the adoption of Build More Leaders programs amongst school leaders, teachers and stakeholders in government ecosystems, low-income/affordable private school ecosystems and partner organisations.
• Identify and build new strategic partnerships by researching, identifying potential partners and initiating connections, and curating win-win partnerships to expand BML programs adoption in the region.
• Lead execution including customisation, strategic and operational oversight to ensure the programs are delivered effectively among onboarded partners, schools, leaders and teachers.

Child Safety & Additional Responsibilities [<=15%]

• Lead and support the City Child Protection Committee, focusing on child safety and well-being for all students in the city.
• Based on need, manage key Regional Partnerships:
  • Build strong relationships with Alumni Entrepreneurs and the Regional Alumni Chapter committee to facilitate their progress.
  • Identify and engage with organizations that serve children from low-income. communities in the region, by providing opportunities for them to interact with and hire from our Fellows & Alumni.
• Based on need, interest, and capabilities:
  • Execute the regional strategy for alumni in the region around Alumni and Fellows working in Governance and Policy.
  • Support in planning and organizing city events like summits, immersion spaces, mid-year retreats, and more, to nurture a sense of community in our Fellows and stakeholders.
  • Support select city or national projects that are seasonal.

As a Manager at Teach For India, you will be responsible for:

• Contribute to the team goals and priorities beyond individual goals and priorities.
• Serve as an ambassador of the Teach For India brand and an advocate for our work and for educational equity in our country through both internal and external communication after committing time in our classrooms to understand our work more deeply.
• Support with key organizational areas such as Recruitment, Selection, Fundraising, Volunteering, Movement Building.

• 2-4 years of work experience managing teams and projects to excellent outcomes at scale.
• Strong sense of possibility with what is possible for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS)
• Strong competence in negotiating with a diverse set of stakeholders towards Teach For India’s vision and desired outcomes.
• Experience of having built strong relationships and having influenced others without authority.
• Strong problem-solving, critical thinking and decision-making skills.
• Ability to adapt to change and work through unstructured environments.
• Ability to manage self, team and time amidst multiple priorities.
• Ability to work collaboratively and make strategic decisions in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Familiarity and/or experience working with government systems preferred.
• Previous experience working in the development/education sector.
• Experience in building and managing high-functioning teams to targeted outcomes.
• Experience of having created, deep, meaningful learning experiences and resources for adults through strong design-thinking capabilities, addressing both dynamic and diverse learning needs of individuals.
• Tamil language proficiency is mandatory.

Note: We want to hear your unique voice and perspectives through the process, hence all applicants are expected to personally author statements of purpose/essays in the application form. Sole use of AI or Chat-GPT based tools may lead to disqualification from the process.